Traditional “Falla” sculptures burn down on the last day of the “Fallas” festival in Valencia March 19,2013. The “Fallas”, the name for structures made of cardboard, wood or cork, are exhibited in the streets of Valencia for the duration of the festival and are set on fire on the last day of the event, as […]

For the second New Year’s Day in a row, residents in Beebe, Arkansas, woke up to find their streets littered with dead red-winged blackbirds. But this time, authorities believe the latest slaughter is deliberate

By Laura Baziuk VANCOUVER — Residents of Vancouver’s West End say they’re fed up with revellers who flock by the tens of thousands to watch an annual international fireworks competition — and relieve themselves on flower beds, lawns, doorways, driveways and anything else within range of a bulging bladder. And they want organizers of the […]

Find out what’s open and closed for 2011 Thursday is the 143rd celebration of Canada. Below, a round-up of what is open and closed and where to catch fireworks in the Greater Toronto Area. Fireworks • A fireworks display will wrap up celebrations at Mel Lastman Square. • Ashbridge’s Bay: 9:30 p.m. • Downsview Park: […]

We know that nothing ruins a long-weekend faster than a closed sign at a store or missing the fireworks because you forgot what time they start. Below a list of bulletins to make your Victoria Day long weekend go smoothly. What’s closed? This Victoria Day long weekend means almost everyone gets a day off. Closed […]